Neptune Collonges after winning the 2006 WBX.com Rehearsal Chase on Fighting Fifth Hurdle Day.
Sire
Dom Alco
Grandsire
Dom Pasquini
Dam
Castille Collonges
Damsire
El Badr
Sex
Gelding
Foaled
(2001-04-25)April 25, 2001
Country
France
Colour
Grey
Breeder
Gaec Delorme Freres
Owner
John Hales
Trainer
Paul Nicholls
Record
36:16-4-3
Earnings
£1,313,675
Major wins
Prix Fleuret (2005) Winter Novices' Hurdle (2005) River Don Novices' Hurdle (2006) Prestige Novices' Hurdle (2006) Punchestown Gold Cup (2007, 2008) Hennessy Gold Cup (2009) Cotswold Chase (2011) Grand National (2012)
Neptune Collonges (foaled on 25 April 2001) is a retired AQPS racehorse. He was bred in France as an AQPS (a selle-français warmblood with predominantly thoroughbred parents) and trained in Great Britain. His most noted success came when winning the Grand National on 14 April 2012.[1]
the Grand National on 14 April 2012. NeptuneCollonges was sired by Dom Alco out of the mare Castille Collonges. He is owned by John Hales and was trained...
Three greys have won: The Lamb (1868, 1871) Nicolaus Silver (1961) NeptuneCollonges (2012) Since 1977, women have ridden in 24 Grand Nationals. Geraldine...
been placed in a recognised steeplechase of at least three miles. NeptuneCollonges, ridden by Daryl Jacob, won the race, beating Sunnyhillboy in a photo...
same year was Sizing John in 2017. Most successful horse (2 wins): NeptuneCollonges – 2007, 2008 Fastorslow - 2023, 2024 Leading jockey since 1999 (6...
crashed into the rail. Jacob won the 2012 Grand National on the grey NeptuneCollonges. The pairing beat second-place Sunnyhillboy in a photo finish and...
Maguire Donald McCain, Jr. Trevor Hemmings 1014 14/1 9m 1.2s 2012 NeptuneCollonges 11 11-06 Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls John Hales 1033 33/1 9m 5.1s 2013...
Cup. Mon Mome, winner of the Grand National in 2009, followed by NeptuneCollonges in 2012 and Pineau de Re in 2014 are AQPS horses, as is Orphée des...
Mome 2009 Kauto Star Denman Exotic Dancer 2008 Denman Kauto Star NeptuneCollonges 2007 Kauto Star Exotic Dancer Turpin Green 2006 War of Attrition Hedgehunter...
Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1. "BBC Sport - Grand National: NeptuneCollonges seals dramatic victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2014. BBC Genome...
Jack Ketchum 2006 Mighty Man Lough Derg Temoin 2005 My Way de Solzen NeptuneCollonges Starzaan 2004 Baracouda Crystal d'Ainay Rule Supreme 2003 Baracouda...
Loch Ba 2013 Well Refreshed Rigadin De Beauchene Monbeg Dude 2012 Giles Cross NeptuneCollonges Le Beau Bai 2011 Silver By Nature Ballyfitz Le Beau Bai...
Nicholls 7/1 3 2½ Exotic Dancer 9 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 8/1 4 6 NeptuneCollonges 8 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls 15/2 5 2 My Will 9 Nick Scholfield...
lengths with Kauto Star finishing second, just holding off stablemate NeptuneCollonges. Kauto Star narrowly lost his last race of the season to Ryanair winner...
Hobbs 2005 Direct Access 10 10-00 Brian Harding Nicky Richards 2006 NeptuneCollonges 5 11-12 L Heard Paul Nicholls 2007 Harmony Brig 8 10-12 Brian Harding...
Snoopy Loopy 2007 Ollie Magern State of Play Monkerhostin 2006 Our Vic NeptuneCollonges Sir Rembrandt 2005 Ollie Magern Kingscliff Take The Stand 2004 Grey...
Paul Nicholls. The odds-on favourite Kauto Star finished second and NeptuneCollonges was a close third. The race had been billed as the most anticipated...
its first running in 1839. There was not another grey winner until NeptuneCollonge won the race in 2012. Ridden by jockey Bobby Beasley Nicolaus Silver...
strong renewal which saw Kauto Star win from Denman, Exotic Dancer and NeptuneCollonges. In April he finished third to Madison du Berlais and Exotic Dancer...
(1987–2010) a French Thoroughbred hurdler whose other progeny include NeptuneCollonges (Grand National), Al Ferof (Supreme Novices' Hurdle) and Grand Crus...
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